How did the president use historic or current examples and statistics to make his points? He stated: Those who say that we are in a time when there are no heroes just don't know where to look.. Reagan argued that a reduction in size and scope of the federal government was the answer: In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. After acknowledging the challenges ahead, Reagan infused his speech with unbridled optimism. In taking his case for the free society directly to the Soviet Union in its waning days, Reagan was able to crystallize and sharpen his message of freedom's promise. When Ronald Reagan became president, he had a distinct vision of what the nation should be and spelled out the direction he hoped it would take during his administration. Begin class by having students answer the following questions about inaugural addresses. His speech points out that the government was part of the problem in that present economic distress, not just the nation alone. Ronald Reagan (1981). In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. To summarize the inaugural address, discuss the following prompts: What topics were emphasized throughout the speech? Handout: Comparing Historical Inaugural Addresses (Google Doc). And he broke with the idea that the federal government through the application of its resources, could help American life, which was a very stark ideological break with the way the American government had been going since the mid 40s. The administration modified its economic policy after two years by proposing selected tax increases and budget cuts to control rising deficits and higher interest rates. All must share in the productive work of this ''new beginning,'' and all must share in the bounty of a revived economy. In your opinion, did the president accomplish the goal of this speech? While public expectation and tradition dictate some constraints, considerable latitude remains, enabling presidents to adapt the address to their particular speaking style or preferred leadership posture. The Declaration of Independence flames with his eloquence. The economic gains, however, came at a cost of a record annual deficit and a ballooning national debt. This article investigates the rhetoric of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan when they took office, in 1933 and in 1981, at two moments of crisis. First, they emphatically signify the end of political division and campaigning in an attempt to foster national unity. In the eyes of many in the world, this every-4-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle. How do inaugurations for a presidents second term differ in their message and tone. What, if anything, does the president propose to be done to address this topic? What is the primary message of this address? Great Plains It is rather to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. As president, Reagan enacted supply-side economic policies, or "Reaganomics," that reduced tax rates to stimulate the economy, while controlling the cash supply to lower inflation. Divided, there is little we can dofor we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and . Donn D. Moomaw, senior pastor, Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, Calif. The gravitas surrounding a presidential inaugural address is a familiar reminder that there is no second chance for a first impression. In the election of 1980, the Republicans won the . I'm told that tens of thousands of prayer meetings are being held on this day, and for that I'm deeply grateful. . This is the first time in our history that this ceremony has been held, as you've been told, on this West Front of the Capitol. There he presented an outline of the plan and its objectives. But unlike most Presidents who face great crises, Ronald Reagan, in some sense, chose his moment. 03/30/1981 Assassination Attempt on the President by John Hinckley, Jr. 04/11/1981 Release from George Washington Hospital, 04/28/1981 Address to Congress on Economic Recovery Program, 05/17/1981 Honorary Degree from Notre Dame University, 07/07/1981 Nomination of Sandra Day OConnor to Supreme Court, 07/19/1981-07/21/1981 Summit of Industrialized Nations ("G7) Summit in Ottawa, Canada, 07/27/1981 Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation, 07/29/1981 Tax Cut Bill Approved by House of Representatives, 08/03/1981 Air Traffic Controllers Strike Ultimatum Issued by President Reagan, 08/13/1981 President Reagan Signs Tax Cut Bill, the Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA), 09/24/1981 Address to the Nation on Economic Recover & Social Security, 09/25/1981 Sandra Day O'Connor Sworn-In as First Female Supreme Court Justice, 09/29/1981 World Bank and IMF Address on Free Enterprise, Not Aid, 10/02/1981 US Strategic Weapons Program Announced, 10/05/1981 Voluntarism Initiative Launched, 10/06/1981 Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, 10/07/1981 Fifty States Project for Women Launched, 10/15/1981 World Affairs Council Speech on Third World & Free Enterprise, 10/18/1981-10/19/1981 Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown, with French President Francois Mitterand, 10/21/1981-10/24/1981 Cancun Summit on International Cooperation & Development, 10/28/1981 Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) Sale to Saudi Arabia Approved by the Senate, 11/10/1981 Director of the Office of Management & Budget David Stockman's, 11/18/1981 Arms Reduction Speech to the National Press Club, 11/23/1981 First Veto - 1982 Continuing Budget Resolution, 12/01/1981 White House Conference on Aging, 12/22/1981 Meeting with Defected Polish Ambassador Romuald Spasowski, 12/23/1981 Address to the Nation on the Situation in Poland, 01/26/1982 First State of the Union Address - Social Programs Transferred to States, 02/09/1982 Indianapolis Speech, One of Several Launching New Federalism, 02/22/1982 Ceremony on the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington, 02/24/1982 Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) Announced at Organization of American States (OAS), 03/03/1982 J. Peter Grace Named as Chairman of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (PPSSCC) (Commonly Known as The Grace Commission), 03/23/1982 Enterprise Zones Initiative Announced, 04/14/1982 Establishment of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving, 04/15/1982 Tuition Tax Credit Plan Announced, 04/29/1982 Address to the Nation the Budget & the Balanced Budget Amendment, 05/09/1982 START/SALT II (Strategic Arms Reductions) Speech at Eureka College, Eureka, IL, 05/18/1982 Centennial Commission for Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Launched, 05/31/1982 Joint US-USSR Announcement on Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START), 06/04/1982-06/06/1982 Summit of Industrialized Nations ("G7") Summit in Versailles, France, 06/08/1982 First US President to Address Both Houses of Parliament, UK, 06/17/1982 UN Special Session on Disarmament, Agenda for Peace Speech, 06/25/1982 Alexander Haig Resigns as Secretary of State, George Shultz Appointed Secretary of State, 06/30/1982 Signed Executive Order 12369 Establishing President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (Grace Commission, PPSSCC), 07/16/1982 George Shultz Sworn In as Secretary of State, 07/19/1982 Rally at the Capitol for Budget Amendment, 08/16/1982 Address to the Nation on Taxes & Budget Reconciliation, 08/20/1982 Middle East Initiative Fresh Start, 08/25/1982 US Marine Forces Arrive in Beirut, Lebanon, 09/01/1982 Address to the Nation on the Middle East, 09/03/1982 Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) Signed at the Reagan Ranch, 09/20/1982 Address to the Nation on Formation of Multinational Force for Lebanon, 10/01/1982 House Defeats Balanced Budget Amendment, 10/12/1982 Missing Children Act & Victim & Witness Act Signed, 10/13/1982 Address to the Nation on the Economy, 10/14/1982 Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking Initiatives Launched, 11/10/1982 USSR Leader Leonid Brezhnev Dies, 11/11/1982 First Commercial Operations Mission of the Space Shuttle, 11/12/1982 Yuri Andropov Becomes Leader of USSR, 11/13/1982 US Sanctions on Soviet Pipeline Lifted, 11/17/1982 Visit to South Florida Task Force on Drugs, 11/22/1982 Address to the Nation on Arms Control & MX Missile Bases, 11/23/1982 Highway & Bridge Repair Program Proposed, (Includes Five Cents Gas Tax), 12/28/1982 Recommissioning Ceremony for Battleship, 01/03/1983 Commission on Strategic Forces Created, 01/06/1983 Surface Transportation Assistance Act Signed, 01/07/1983 Nuclear Waste Policy Act Signed, 01/11/1983 Crop Swap Program Announced in Texas, 01/24/1983 Native American Policy Announced, 01/25/1983 State of the Union Address - Federal Spending Freeze, 03/08/1983 Address to National Association of Evangelicals (the Evil Empire Speech re: the Soviet Union), 03/10/1983 Address on Central America, El Salvador, 03/23/1983 Address to the Nation on National Security and Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars"), 03/31/1983 World Affairs Council Address on Defense Matters, 04/18/1983 Bombing of US Embassy in Beirut, 32 Killed, 04/20/1983 Social Security Amendments Signed, 04/27/1983 Address to Congress on El Salvador, 04/30/1983 Address to the Nation on Education, 05/28/1983-05/31/1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations ("G7") Summit in Williamsburg, VA, 06/03/1983 Excellence in Education Campaign, 07/18/1983 Commission on Central America Created, Henry Kissinger Appointed Chairman, 07/19/1983 Captive Nations Week Designated, 07/28/1983 Commission on Organized Crime Created, 08/14/1983 US-Mexico Agreement on the Environment in the Border Area, 09/01/1983 Soviet attack on Korean Airliner Flight 007 (KAL007) Kills 269, 09/05/1983 Address to the Nation on KAL007, 09/07/1983 Adult Literacy Initiative Announced, 09/24/1983 Address to the Nation via Voice of America (VOA) Setting Long Term Framework for Negotiation with USSR, 09/26/1983 Address to UN General Assembly on USSR, 10/05/1983 Caribbean Basin Launch Ceremony, 10/05/1983 Job Training Partnership Program Launched, 10/17/1983 Re-Election Campaign Committee Formed on Exploratory Basis, 10/23/1983 Bombing of US Marine Barracks, Beirut, Lebanon, 307 Killed, 10/27/1983 Address to the Nation on Lebanon & Grenada, 11/02/1983 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday Signing Ceremony, 11/11/1983 Address to Japanese Diet on Trade Policy, 12/04/1983 Air Strike on Syrian Installations in Lebanon, 01/16/1984 Address to the Nation on US/Soviet Relations, 01/16/1984 Grace Commission Findings on Pay Announced, 01/25/1984 State of Union Address - "America is Back with Four Great Goals", 01/29/1984 Candidacy for Re-Election Announced, 02/03/1984 Henry Kissinger's Report on Central America Received, 02/09/1984 USSR Leader Yuri Andropov Dies, 02/13/1984 Konstantin Chernenko Becomes Leader of the USSR, 05/09/1984 Address to the Nation on Central America, 05/14/1984 Drunk Driving Campaign Address with Michael Jackson, 05/24/1984 Remarks Honoring the Vietnam War's Unknown Soldier, 06/06/1984 Speeches on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, 06/07/1984-06/09/1984 Summit of Industrialized Nations ("G7") Summit in London, UK, 07/17/1984 Minimum Drinking Age Bill Signed, 07/18/1984 Deficit Reduction Bill (DEFRA) Signed, 08/23/1984 Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention, Dallas, Texas, 10/07/1984 First Reagan/Mondale Presidential Debate (Domestic Issues), 10/12/1984 Whistlestop Presidential Campaign Train Tour of Ohio, 10/21/1984 Second Reagan/Mondale Presidential Debate (Foreign Policy), 10/30/1984 Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India, 11/06/1984 President Reagan Wins Landslide Victory (525-13 in Electoral College, 01/05/1985 Nomination of Long-time Advisor and Counselor to the President Edwin Meese III to be Attorney General, 01/08/1985 Don Regan appointed Chief of Staff, Jim Baker III nominated as Secretary of Treasury, 01/20/1985 Inaugural Day - Indoor White House Ceremony, 01/21/1985 Public Inauguration Ceremonies at U.S. Capitol (Held Indoors Due to Extreme Cold in Washington, DC ), 02/06/1985 State of the Union Address - American Revolution II, 02/25/1985 Edwin Meese III Sworn In as Attorney General, 03/10/1985 USSR Leader Konstantin Chernenko Dies, 03/11/1985 Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes Leader of USSR (General Secretary of the Communist Party), 03/19/1985 Senate Vote to Approve MX Missiles, 03/25/1985 Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Initiative Launched, 04/04/1985 Nicaraguan Peace Plan Announced, 04/11/1985 Establishment of Domestic Policy Council & Economic Policy Council, 04/24/1985 Address to the Nation on Federal Budget & Deficit Reduction, 05/04/1985 Summit of Industrialized Nations ("G7") in Bonn, Germany, 05/05/1985 Speeches at Bergen-Belsen and Bitburg Air Force Base, 05/08/1985 Address to European Parliament on Soviet Arms, Strasbourg, France, 05/20/1985 Summer Jobs for Youth Program Launched, 05/28/1985 Address to the Nation on Tax Reform, 06/12/1985 House Approves US Assistance to Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance, 06/14/1985 TWA Flight 847 Hijacked at Beirut Airport, 06/20/1985 Medal of Freedom Awarded to Mother Teresa, 06/30/1985 Address to the Nation on Release of the TWA Hostages, 07/08/1985 Address at the American Bar Association Convention on Terrorism, 07/13/1985 President Reagan Undergoes Surgery for Colon Cancer, 10/24/1985 Speech at UN 40th Anniversary on Fresh Start with Soviets, 11/14/1985 New US Proposal on Arms Reduction Announced, 11/14/1985 Address to the Nation & USSR, via VOA, on US-Soviet Geneva Summit, 11/16/1985-11/20/1985 Geneva Summit with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the USSR, 11/21/1985 Address to Congress on Geneva Summits Fresh Start, 12/01/1985 All-Star Tribute to Dutch Reagan, 12/12/1985 248 US Soldiers Killed in Plane Crash in Newfoundland, 12/12/1985 Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act Signed (First Binding Spending Constraints on Federal Budget), 12/19/1985 Domestic & Economic Policy Councils Briefed on AIDS Programs, 01/01/1986 Address by President Reagan to the USSR & Address by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to the USA, 01/07/1986 Economic Sanctions Imposed on Libya, 02/04/1986 State of the Union Address - Welfare Plan, 02/25/1986 US Recognizes Aquino Government of Philippines, 02/26/1986 Address to the Nation on National Security, 02/28/1986 Packard Commission Report on Defense Management, 03/16/1986 Address to the Nation on Nicaragua, 04/25/1986 Nuclear Reactor Accident at Chernobyl, 05/04/1986-05/06/1986 Summit of Industrialized Nations ("G7") Summit in Tokyo, Japan, 06/09/1986 Rogers Commission on Challenger Disaster Recommendations, 06/17/1986 Resignation of Warren Burger from Supreme Court, Nomination of William Rehnquist for Chief Justice, Nomination of Antonin Scalia, 06/24/1986 Address to the Nation on Aid to Contras, 07/03/1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration, 07/22/1986 World Affairs Council Address on South Africa, 09/14/1986 Address to the Nation with Mrs. Reagan, on Drugs, 09/22/1986 Address to UN on Arms Reduction Progress, 09/26/1986 William Rehnquist & Antonin Scalia Sworn In as Chief Justice and Justice of the Supreme Court, 10/11/1986-10/12/1986 Reykjavik, Iceland Summit with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, 11/02/1986 Release of Hostage David Jacobsen from Beirut, 11/04/1986 Democrats Win Control of Senate 55-45, 11/06/1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act Signed, 11/13/1986 Address to the Nation on Iran Arms & Contra Aid Controversy, 11/26/1986 Tower Commission Appointed to Study Iran-Contra Affair, 12/02/1986 Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Affair, 12/19/1986 Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh Selected, 12/31/1986 New Years Radio Address to the People of the USSR, 01/27/1987 State of the Union Address - Im Back, 02/06/1987 Up From Dependency Welfare Initiative, 02/17/1987 Competitiveness Initiative Launched, 02/19/1987 Economic Sanctions against Poland Lifted, 02/27/1987 Don Regan Resigns as Chief of Staff, Replaced by Senator Howard Baker, 03/04/1987 Address to the Nation on the Tower Commission Report, 04/07/1987 Q & A with Reporters on Security Breach at New Moscow Embassy, 04/10/1987 World Affairs Council Address on Possible Negotiations Breakthrough, 05/05/1987 White House Conference on a Drug Free America Launched, 05/26/1987 William Webster Sworn In as Director of CIA, 06/02/1987 Paul Volcker Resigns, Alan Greenspan Appointed as Chairman of Federal Reserve Board, 06/08/1987-06/10/1987 Summit of Industrialized Nations ("G7") Summit in Venice, Italy, Tariffs on Japan Lifted, 06/12/1987 Visit to Berlin and Speech at the Brandenburg Gate (Mr. In addition to his aversion to public speaking, Washington was also likely affected by the enormous grandeur of the moment marking the inception of a constitutional democracy in the United States.3 Indeed, Washington began by admitting that no greater event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order.4 Washingtons tempered reluctance and measured ambition are emphasized throughout his first inaugural, perhaps reflective of the doubts entertained by Anti-Federalists that an independent, unitary executive was not compatible with the principles of republican government. 190. Most of the speech focused on the United States, foreign policy, and the Cold War. What points did the president make in the body of the speech? We will not use our friendship to impose on their sovereignty, for our own sovereignty is not for sale. We are a nation that has a government -- not the other way around. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government.". Reagan had a clear social, economic, and foreign policy agenda, and with political guile and personal persuasiveness he was able to achieve many of his goals. Those who say that we're in a time when there are not heroes, they just don't know where to look. In this speech, Reagan used a strategy of "ultimate definition," consisting of three components. Upon President Ronald Reagan's election, George F. Will wrote that "before there was Ronald Reagan, there was Barry Goldwater, . I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. More specifically, it compares and contrasts the stories the two presidents told the American people through their speeches. Why do you think this is? Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the oath of office, which took place, for the first time ever, at the West Front of the Capitol. Previously, the East Portico of the Capitol had been used. After taking the presidential oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, he gave a speech inside the Senate chamber before members of Congress and invited dignitaries. More importantly, his election changed the demographic composition of the Republican Party and built the core beliefs still practiced today: lower taxes, less government restrictions on businesses and individuals and a strong military. He included a number of principles to follow in world affairs, including Let us never negotiate out of fear. He also elevated William Rehnquist to chief justice in 1986 upon the retirement of Warren Burger.
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